A short video

1. On This Day in Canadian History

2. Hiram Walker 1816-1899 founder of Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. and the town of Walkerville (now part of Windsor) born on this day at East Douglas Massachusetts in 1816 dies Jan. 12, 1899 in Detroit Walker came to Canada in 1853 and in 1859 built the Windsor Distillery and Flouring Mill His Canadian Club whisky, introduced in 1884, became Canada's major export spirit in 1910. Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day

3. Photo Credit: http://mixdrinkipedia.com/_media/brand/whiskey/canadianclubwhiskey.jpg

4. Louis B. Mayer 1885-1957 Mayer was one of the founders of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Born Ezemiel Mayer on this day at Vilme, Russia in 1885; grows up in New Brunswick, Moves to Massachusetts in about 1900 and goes into the movie theatre business; dies in Hollywood Oct 29, 1957. Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day

5. Photo Credit: http://ranahammad.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/mgm-leo-lion-logo-history.jpg

6. FIRST THROUGH TRAIN TO BC Port Moody BC - Crowd of 1500 British Columbians cheer as the Pacific Express, the CPR's first scheduled transcontinental passenger train from Montreal, rolls into Port Moody, the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway, after a five and a half day journey of 4650 km; with 170 passengers in two immigrant sleeping coaches, two first-class coaches and two first-class sleeping coaches (named Yokohama and Honolulu); also attached are one dining car (Holyrood), two baggage cars, and a mail car with 16 bags of English and Canadian mail; arrival 16 years after Cartier's Order-in-Council authorized building of the road as part of the terms of union with BC. Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day

7. Photo Credit: Source: Canadian Pacific Archives Image Ref#: NS19991 Artist/Photographer: Unidentified http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/Photo+Gallery/Trains/default.htm

8. Kenneth Forbes 1892-1980 Paintings include the portraits of Prime Ministers R. B. Bennett and John Diefenbaker in the Parliament Buildings, and The Yellow Scarf (Art Gallery of Ontario) Born at Toronto, Ontario. Forbes enlisted in 1914 with the 10th Royal Fusiliers, and served in France before transferring to the Canadian Army as an artist attached to the Canadian War Memorials section Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day

9. Photo Credit: Source: www.mta.caArtist/Photographer: Kenneth forbes www.mta.ca/library/courage/kennethforbes.html

10. Bev Boys 1951 Born on this day in 1951. Boys started competing in 1966, and won 34 Canadian championships in springboard and platform competitions until her retirement in 1977 Beat Olympic champion MarlenaDuchkova at invitational meet in Winnipeg 1969; Won US and British national championships; gold in springboard and platform 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh; gold in 10m tower event 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, NZ; member of 3 Canadian Olympic teams, with her best finish a 4th in 1968. Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day

11. Space Space - Canadian Space Agency astronaut and NASA Payload Specialist Dr. Robert Thirsk, on Shuttle Columbia Mission STS-78 performs hand-grip tests in the Spacelab using the Torque Velocity Dynamometer; exercises on a stationary bicycle-like device called the ergometer to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in the microgravity environment, to help researchers gather data on in-flight muscle atrophy; continues tests on the human behavior workstation, doing problem-solving exercises which help track each crew members' level of mental fatigue; continues the Astronaut Lung Function Experiment to measure effects of microgravity on pulmonary system during rest, heavy exercise and deep breathing. Source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day